Clothes hanger



O. vBRODEWITZ CLOTHES HANGER Jan, 19, 1937.

Filed Dec. 14, 1935 @MRW Patented Jan. 1.9, 1937 44PATENT oFFlcE CLOTHES naNGEa om 'reaewitg Essen, Germany Appuetien December 14, 193s. semi Ne. 54,509

. In Germany December 17 1934 claims. (ci. 22a-s2) l The present invention relates to` a clothes hanger especially for clothing of delicate material.

Rigid clothes hangersv have the. disadvantain 5 that more particularly with articles of clothing of material which stretches readily, the articles become distorted at the ends of the hanger where the material is no longer supported and this dis-- tortion cannot be overcome by any subsequent l0 treatment of the material. Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawingvindicates the eilect produced by the ordinary rigid clothes hanger.

The object of the present invention is to provide a clothes hanger which is adapted to support without distortion even articles of light and delif cate materials such as for exampleknitted fabric, stockinette, light silk and the like, so that by means of this hanger it is possible to s'tore such 'articles in the hanging position, whereas otherwise forjthe reasons speciiled they could only be stored in a. horizontal position. According to the invention this object is attained in that each end of the hanger consists of an elastic ilexible body which is in the form of a hollow cylinder or in the form of a body tapering towards its outer end, e. g.. is a length of rubber tubing or is a helical or conical spring. Such end pieces afford flexibility necessary for the present purpose so that even an article consisting of fine and light material is capable due to its Weight oi drawing the ends of `the hanger downwardly in a smooth curve. Consequently such ends adapt themselves to the form which the article of apparel has when it is actually beingv worn, this adaption occurring automatically and within relatively wide limits independently ol' the various dimensions of the articlesoffapparel-where the sleevefis atf tached to the shoulder. Due to the automatic correct configuration ofthe hanger under the 4 weight of clothing even the most delicate .material is not subjected to the distortion so that-such articles can vbe stored hanging on such a hanger 'whereas' hitherto they have had to be stored in.

5 .downwardly to a certain extent under the weight' of the article on' the hanger and thereby itaelttoy a certain extent to the conuratitm of the article vof apparel. As, however,

such abody is relatively rigid, this effect is obtained only with relatively heavy articles of ap- 5 parel and `even then only to a limited extent. In addition such sponge rubber bodies are not very permanent and are bulky. Consequently a clothes hanger constructed in this manner cannot attain4 the object of the present invention. A. 10

Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawing shows an Aordinary clothes hanger as commonly used' prior` to the present invention, Figs. 2, 3, and 4 leach show one embodiment of a clothes hanger cons'tructed in accordance with the invention and 15 Fig. 5`represents the eiect of the new hanger in contradistinction to that in Fig. 1.

The hanger according to the invention consists 'of a rigid central portion a of wood or the like with an elastic iiexible body at either end, this 20 body being cylindrical or tapering towards its outer end. y i l `In1the embodiment according to Fig. 2 a length of rubber'tubing b of a thickness appropriate for the present. purpose and of an appropriate length 25 `'tubing b1 are projecting an appropriate length 35 beyond the ends of thel hanger portion so as to constitute; elastic-flexible extensions.

Then-ends b2 of the tubing b1 and likewise the ends of the tubin'gs b'in the embodiment according to Fig. 2

` maybe closed by Va. .button e or the like and the` 40 coverings b1 and' b maybe of any suitable color 'or multicolored. l In the nembodiment according to Fig. 4 closely wound helical or conical springs d are mounted at the ends oi therigid portion a and they may be provided with a.'y cover c of woven or knitted fabric. x f

Ari article of apparel hung on such a hanger automatically cause/s the ends of the hanger,`as V is shown in Fig. 5, to bend downwardlyina-form "o corresponding to-thef article of apparel `at the point where the sleeve-.is attached to the shoulder so that the ends ofthe hanger automatically assume a curve corresponding to the v.shape oi.' the 55 article, whereas the rigid central portion which has the shape of the shoulder section of the article of apparel retains this shape even under the weight of the article. If the exible end portions have a rough surface as is the case for example with rubber, then'they also afford the advantage of preventing the article of apparel from sliding oft' the hanger.

Asindicated in Fig. 5 the hanger may be constructed-asl a pedestal hanger instead of a suspended hanger as in Figs. 2, 3, and 4. Further the hanger can be made to fold in any suitable way as with the known travelling hangers. If such hanger is made appropriately strong then it is particularly suitable as a hanger for fur coats and the like for which it is very disadvantageous to use an incorrectly shaped hanger. 'I'he hanger may have any suitable crosssection, for instance it may be circular, oval or rectangular. As thethickness of the hanger is not increased by the resilient ends it does not occupy any more space than the customary wooden hangers which is of particular importance for example when employing the hanger in warehouses.' l

As shown in Fig. 4 a cross-bar f for the suspension of the lower ends of clothing, of trousers, stockings and the like may be Joined to the hanger and this cross-bar can also be provided with a covering o! rubber or the like.

What I claim is:

1. A clothes hanger comprising a rigid central element `and lelastic resilient elements of hollow crosssection connected to the ends oi! said rigid element, said hollow elements extending beyond the ends of said rigid element, no portion ol.' said hollow elements being of greater cross section than the portion thereof connecting said hollow elements to said rigid element.

' 2. A clothes hanger as claimed in claim 1, in which the resilient elements are constituted by lengths of rubber tubing.

3. A clothes hanger as claimed in claim 1, in which the rigid element is provided with a cover ing of rubber tubing the ends of which are elastic and flexibly projecting beyond the ends of the rigid element.

4. A clothes hanger as claimed in claim 1, in which the resilient elements are constituted by a. coil spring.

i 5. A clothes hanger as claimed in claim 1, in. 

